Shopping...

After dropping Caris off this morning, I spent a fun day with my friend Mindy. We had a great time...roaming the aisles of Target and then we headed off to the mall. The mall was flooded with kids~they were performing Christmas songs in front of Macy's. I was able to get several names crossed off of our list, but it seems we still have a ton of gifts to buy. Then we headed back to pick up the girls. It was freezing when we came out of the mall!!! Thanks friend for a great day!!
I have to get started on cards and wrapping gifts. I told Chris that my goal was not to wrap all of the gifts on Christmas Eve! On Saturday, Mom and I are going to finish up the last batch of coasters, which means I have to make a trip to Home Depot before then. It seems that time is running out before school gets out!
I also have a box taunting me to open it...from my SS on Simply Obsessed. I can't wait to open it and see the goodies inside. I have really slacked on scrapbooking the last couple of months...its gotten so hard since school started. The days just get away from me!! I'll have a ton of pics from the holidays to scrap, including our upcoming trip to Vegas!!! So excited!!
Hope everyone has a great day!!
Beth
Can't wait to see our Huskers in the Gator Bowl! Go Big Red!!

Happy Birthday McKenna!!!

Today is McKenna's 7th birthday. It is hard to believe that so much time has gone by! She is an amazing little girl~smart, funny, kind-hearted and generous! Chris and I are blessed to call her daughter. She brings joy and challenges, lots of laughs and even more love to our lives. And she is a great big sister! Over the past few weeks, Caris has been calling her McKenna instead of Sissy...and it is driving McKenna crazy. She said to Caris, "that's not my name! My name is Sissy!" Too funny~I guess they're both growing up! So, my sweet girl~Happy Birthday! We can't wait to see what the next year has in store for you!! We love you so much!!

Have a great day everyone!!

Beth

10 years ago...

Chris and I were married. So I thought that I would list 10 things that I love about my wonderful husband!

1. He loves me unconditionally. It doesn't matter what I say or do, how I look or anything else. I have never doubted how he feels about me, even when we were dating.

2. He is an awesome dad. Chris loves our girls so much. It is wonderful to hear them laugh and scream and run to him when he gets home from work each day. He is super at helping with whatever they might need. He would get up in the middle of the night and help with a feeding or change a dirty diaper. Whew~I'm glad we're past that! Chris plays with them, helps them and teaches them. Awesome!!

3. Chris can quote lines from movies at the drop of a hat, that is perfect for the situation. I mean from thousands of movies. They had a contest at work~seriously.

4. He is the funniest person I know. There is no one that can make me laugh like Chris. Stories from work, impressions or comments. He can getting me laughing.

5. When Chris cooks something, which is not often, and he thinks it looks really good, he will photograph it. We have pictures of waffles, with syrup and granola sprinkled on top, an omelet wit a sprig of rosemary along side...

6. He is generous of himself and his time. Chris will go out of his way to help you. He cares about others.

7.He loves his family~his parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, our nieces and my side too. Family is important.

8. He indulges my Mexican food obsession at least once, sometimes twice a week. Chris likes it too, just not as much as me.

9. Chris likes to shop and he has the clothes to prove it. He will never have to go on "What Not to Wear."

10. He is my rock. I can lean on him and know I will not fall. He has proved with countless times over the past 14 years (10 married). I am blessed beyond measure by having Chris as my husband. I know that our life will just get better as we continue to be together and raise McKenna and Caris and see what else God has planned for us. I can't wait!!
I love you!!!

Hope everyone has a great day!!

Beth

Field Trip

Yesterday we took the girls to the Kimball Art Museum to see the Impressionist exhibit. It was amazing to see these works of art up close! Monet's "Water Lilies" was my favorite. The girls weren't quite as excited as I hoped they would be. They were the only children there...hmmm? We did get to enjoy a scrumptious dinner at Pappasitos! My absolute favorite~and it did not disappoint! We hadn't been there since my birthday in July, so I was pretty excited. In fact, we'll be eating it again tonight, seeing as how I brought home about half of my fajitas! Yummy! And I don't have to cook!

We are headed to the Pumpkin Patch on Saturday after McKenna's soccer game~should be fun!

Have a great day!!

Beth

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty in now on DVD! Caris is beyond excited~she has been counting down the days until it would be in her little hands. And Mrs. Brenda was kind enough to pre-order it for her birthday, so all I had to do today was pick it up! Excellent! Of course, it was the first thing that Caris wanted to do after school today! And she wanted to watch it by herself, not with McKenna. While picking it up, I bought them each a T-shirt; SB for Caris and Tink for McKenna. The one for C is too big, but it was all they had!
Besides that I made a trip to Costco, where I scored a great deal on toothbrushes! I know, pretty exciting, huh? But I got 8 for $6.97! They are normally almost $3 a piece at Wal-Mart or Target! That was my deal of the day. But, it is hard for me to go there and not want to buy something from the bakery items. Goodness! I bought a pack of mini cinnamon rolls and they look delicious!
Have a great day!
Beth

It's Back!!!!

The Office, that is! We are super excited!! First and foremost, it's hilarious!!! Seriously one of the funniest shows e-ver! Catch the reruns on TBS sometime!! Secondly, this is only one of two shows that Chris and I watch together, the other being The Amazing Race-which begins on Sunday-yea! I'm not including the Huskers or Cowboys, because those are events, not shows. Speaking of, Huskers will be on Saturday night! We'll finally be able to see them! We've had to listen to the games online so far this season. Go Huskers!!!

Have a great day!!
Beth

We are busy!!!

Time flies when you are busy! Caris has started school, Chris had a birthday, we went to East Texas, tiled our bathroom, McKenna started soccer and we've been sick! Whew! I'm hoping to post some pics soon!
Hope everyone is doing well!

Beth